Overview
- Italy host Northern Ireland in Bergamo on Thursday at 19:45 GMT with free-to-air BBC coverage in the UK and Peacock streaming in the U.S.
- The one-legged semifinals feed into one-off finals on Tuesday, March 31 that will award the last four European places at the 2026 World Cup.
- In Path A, the Italy–Northern Ireland winner visits Wales or Bosnia-Herzegovina next week for a spot in Group B with Canada, Switzerland and Qatar.
- Northern Ireland travel without Conor Bradley and Dan Ballard, while Italy weigh Alessandro Bastoni’s fitness as Gennaro Gattuso calls this the biggest game of his career.
- Thursday’s slate also features Wales vs Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ukraine vs Sweden in neutral Valencia, Poland vs Albania, Czech Republic vs Republic of Ireland, Slovakia vs Kosovo, Turkey vs Romania, and Denmark vs North Macedonia.